Students will learn about westward movement after the Civil War and the economic opportunities offered to people who moved. The focus of the primary source activity is the Homestead Act and how it changed our nation and the lives of the people during that time.
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In this 3 part lesson plan, students will explore how legislation to combat terrorism can threaten civil liberties. Students will also explore the Consitutional basis for civil liberties.
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In this lesson, students review three cases decided during the Supreme Court's 1993-1994 term. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students role play as the U.S. Supreme Court and decide one of the cases presented in the article.
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In this lesson, students will use use editorial cartoons dealing with the anti-Vietnam conflict movement in order to determine aspects of this protest movement. They will consider the causes, forms and effectiveness of protest as depicted in editorial cartoons.
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This cross-curricular resource contains a primary source and a secondary source document on wealth and trade unions. Accompanying the readings are text-dependent questions, an academic vocabulary list, a writing prompt and sample student responses.
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In this lesson, students will examine photographs, songs, interviews, and other archival documents from the Dust Bowl era. Students will list problems ordinary Americans faced during the Great Depression and cite examples of the attempts of government and citizens to solve these problems.
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